Pretty much how it is with any sanctioned racing. Which is why so many are turning to street racing. With all the rules and restrictions, limiting everyone to running pretty much the same parts aside from manufacturer of the body and the basic blocks, etc.. It comes down to driver ability and how good the shop guys do their jobs, beyond that it's, how long the parts last before they fail which is never guaranteed. Of course you can't street race in circles. And most people are just plain bored with watching a bunch of cars go around and around, the spectacle is obviously the crashes and seeing which driver and team manages to last to the end, only difference in this and Demo Derby is organization. The cost of a ticket to go see a race and sit in the weather is an issue. The time it takes for a race to complete is another, and now with Covid and the economy in the outhouse, who can really get excited about a race, heck MLB can't even fill a stadium right now even if teams can play. There's no money to be made airing a game on TV aside from advertisements and who wants to watch those.
